Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-21
MONTANA SETTINGS.

MONTANA SETTINGS.
Butte's steam motor for the street car
line is in operation.
The Butte water supply continues to be
the subject of q lively discussion.
Only 400 feet remain to be bored for
the Woodville tunnel on the Montana
Central. r
The Boulder sample works will be open
about February next.
Billings Webb Guards are now part of
Montana militia.
Frank Baine has brought some fine
blooded stock over the Manitoba for his
farm at Wolf creek.
Lewiston will soon have q masonic
lodge. ..
The Drum Lummon insurance associa-
ton have about $4,000 on hand.
C. W. Cannon of Helena has been sick.
A bear story comes from upper Rugby.
Frank Metzel found a large grizzly bear
.~devouring one of his cows. He opened
fire and hit the bear five times, breaking
its shoulder so that it was unable to at
tack him.
Seven Up Pete camp in the liver Wulf
district is said to be in a very fiourishing
condition.
A large body Of $3.50 ore has been
found i'll the Marsh creek district which
Is about four miles from the Jay Gould
mine,
Steven DeWolf of Butte is likely to sue.
coed judge Galbraith on the bench.
The Butte Inter Mountain says: "Great
Falls is getting in a great kick for q sig
nal service station at that place."
Mrs. Meadow brought recently to Bill
lings 9 $4,000 ingot of gold from her hus-
bands Spotted Horse mine In Maiden.
A road is being surveyed from Town
send to the Castle district.
7. c. Power s. Co. have sold their i'm
plement house to the Missoula Mercan:
tile Company, taking payment largely in
stock.
Hyde's bank in Philipsburg will be
ready for business soon.
Burton, the ex-soldier died from the In
juries which Palmatier inflicted on him
in a quarrel. Palmatier is in jail.
The Butte Miner says that there are
immense beds of gypsum on the Crow
reservation.
Tom Cruise has a $850Jergenson watch;
MIR. Hotter has a 81 1900 watch and Jem
Murray of Butte has a pair of diamond
sleeve buttons worth $4,000.
Morris Brothers store in Helena was
robbed by two burglars on Friday morn
ing. The extent Of the plumber has not
been ascertained.
Grant lodge Sons of Veterans at Helena
have elected q. T. Burton as captain.
Many Helena ladies will hold New
Years day receptions.
In Helena the scholars are to have two
weeks vacation at Christmas, and a week
in the spring.
There is talk of large smelling works
near Helena.
The Sun River crossing school district
will receive S2,663 out Of the Lewis and
Clarke county school fund.
Townsend will have a Christmas tree
for grown people as well as for children.
A prominent Bozeman business house
will do business only on a cash basis next
year.
Montana's copper product may amount
to 80,000,00 0 this year. Last years was
57,611,622 pounds. The lake district
yielded S0,O00,0 600 pounds.
Anaconda may have a system Of water
works next year.
The Anaconda Rsuiesb says; "Were the
Montana Central completed to Anaconda
and Butte today, the Union Pacific would
not be given o pound of freight from
either point"
The Alice mill at Butte is shipping
bullion again.
Marcus Daily is gone to Philadelphia,
and will be away a month.
The celored citizens Of Helena have
formed a security and investmen: COM
pany.
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